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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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DISPENSARY TABLE II.
| Number of Families occupying. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 Rooms. | 6 Rooms or more. | |
| Patient living alone | 34 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – |
| „ „ with 1 other | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| „ „ „ 2 others | – | 15 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 5 |
| „ „ „ 3 „ | – | 2 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| „ „ „ 4 „ | – | – | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| „ „ „ 5 „ | – | – | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| „ „ „ 6 „ | – | – | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| „ „ „ 7 „ | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| „ „ „ 8 „ | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – |
| „ „ „ 9 „ | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| „ „ „ 10 „ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 39 | 43 | 95 | 71 | 46 | 39 |
DISPENSARY TABLE III. Sleeping accommodation for 333 tuberculous cases notified for the first time in 1938. The figures refer to the tuberculosis Nurses' first home visit.
| The patient slept— | |
| In separate room | In 125 cases. |
| Alone in bed with 1 other in room | „ 47 „ |
| „ „ 2 others „ | „ 13 „ |
| „ „ 3 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ „ 4 „ „ | „ – „ |
| In bed with 1 person and no others in room | „ 115 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 1 other in room | „ 22 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 2 others „ | „ 6 „ |
| „ „ 1 „ 3 „ „ | „ 1 „ |
| In bed with 2 persons and no others in room | „ 2 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 1 other „ | „ 1 „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 2 others „ | „ – „ |
| „ „ 2 „ 3 „ „ | „ – „ |
| In bed with 3 persons and no others in room | „ — „ |
| 333 | |
The L.C.C. assist tuberculous families to receive improved
housing accommodation on a medical certificate given by the
Medical Officer of Health recommending preferential consideration